Hunter&#39;s mitten



March 15,` 1932. R. E. cHf-:sEBRo HUNTER S MITTEN Filed Nov. 29,

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Uese broA Patented Mar. 15, 1932 ROBERT E. CHESEBRO, 0F SpHEBOYGAN,WISCONSIN HUNTERS MITTEN Application filed November v29, 1930. Ser1a1No. 499,082. i

. The invention aims to provide a new and improved mitten designedprimarily for hunters use and providedf with a slot through which thefingers may be inserted, allowing the wearer to have perfect control ofgun or rod without removing the mitten, a novel flap being provided forclosing .the slot when desired, said flap being elongated in afront-to-rear direction and being adapted to extend either forwardly orrearwardly at either the interior or the exterior of the mitten.

Either the rightor the left, or both mittens may be constructed inaccordance with the invention and for illustrative purposes, a mittenfor the right hand is shown in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a palm elevation, the flap being at the interior of themitten.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l but showing the fiap foldedrearwardly at the exteriorV of the mitten and illustrating the manner inwhich the fingers may project unhampered through the slot.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. l, showingone position of the flap in full lines and its other three positions indotted lines. A knitted mitten 5 is shown, although the improvement maybe embodied in mittens of other structure. Moreover, while I willdescribe and claim the improvement in connection with a mitten only, Iwish it understood that by such language, I intend also to protect thesame novel construction if used with a hand covering having fingers.l j

The mitten 5 is formed with a transverse slot 6 substantially at thejuncture of its r V Integral with the rear edge of the slot 6, and

extending throughout the length of this slot,

is a preferably rectangular flap 7. This flap is elongated in afront-to-rear direction and is provided with free longitudinal and endedges 8 and 9 respectively. Hence, the flap 7 may occupy a positioneither at the interior .or at the exterior of the imitten 9, and ineither instance may extend either forwardly or rearwardly. When wearingthe mitten` for protection against coldl only, the iap preferablyextends forwardly at the interior of the mitten, as shown in full linesin Fig. 3. If the slot 6 is to be left open, the flap is foldedrearwardly within the mitten as indicated by the dotted lines 7 a ofFig. 3. When the flap is. used in the position shown in full lines inFig. 3 and is to be moved to allow projection of the fingers through theslot 6, said flap is preferably pushed outwardly through said slot andfolded rearwardly as seen in full lines in Fig. 2 and indicated by thedotted lines 7 b in Fig. 3. After such positioning of the flap andprojection of the lingers through the slot, the flap may be simplyallowed to fold forwardly as indicated by the dotted lines 7, when thelingers are Y withdrawn into themitten. `When the iap is in the positionshown in Fig. 2, it effectively shields the fingers against contact withthe cold grip of the gun, but leaves the fingers free for triggeroperation. Whether the flap be folded rearwardly at the interior orexterior of the mitten, it may cover the major part of the mitten palm.This is particularly advantageous when the flap is folded rearwardly atthe interior ofthe mitten, for said fiap is then instrumental in forminga two-ply palm for said mitten. Regardless .of the direction in whichthe flap is folded,

it folds on a straight line along the rear edge of the slot 6 and hencemay lie fiat against the mitten portion towardwhich it is folded.v

It will be seen from the foregoing that a very simple and inexpensivemitten has been provided, yet one possessing unusual advantages.

I claim A mitten having a transverse slot substantially at the junctureof its palm and fingercovering portions, and a flap integral at its rearend with the rear edge of said slot and extending throughout Vthe lengthof the latter, said flap being elongated in a front-torear direction andhaving free longitudinal edges, whereby said flap is adapted to foldeither forwardly or rearwardly on a straight line and to lie at eitherthe interior or exterior of the mitten, said flap when folded rearwardlycovering the major part of said palm porti'on'of the mitten.' 1

In testimony whereof I aiizi: my signaturey ROBERT E. CHESEBRO. f

